Barnstar

A barnstar is a decorative motif found on barn structures in the United States and Germany. It is the custom to reward Wikipedia contributors for hard work and due diligence by awarding them "barnstars" based on star anchors.

What a Brilliant Idea
This barnstar should be awarded to a user who figures out an elegant solution to a particularly burdensome bottleneck or problem, or who identifies a means to improve Commons in a profound way.

A barnstar for those who don't get enough sleep so as to edit wikimedia projects.

The Medic Barnstar

The Militaristic Barnstar

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar is awarded to illustrate and prevent misuse of the word "vandalism".

The Cleanup Barnstar can be awarded to user cleaning up mess of other users.

The Userpage Shield is awarded for protecting the userpages and talk pages of other editors

The following barnstars are awarded in recognition of excellent contributions that fall into one of the following seven major categories listed on the Main Page. The categories are listed below, along with several examples of some of the subtopics that are associated with each.